998  
FZNT25 KNHC 160928  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
528 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE  
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED  
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...  
 
SOUTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH COASTAL TEXAS WILL ENTER  
THE FAR NORTHWEST GULF TODAY, REACH FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TO  
THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT, THEN STALL AND  
DISSIPATE FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE  
THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND  
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT. LOOKING AHEAD,  
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY  
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT, PROMOTING FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS  
MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE GULF THROUGH TUE.  
   
TODAY  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO  
3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.   
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.    
MON  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.   
TUE  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS  
HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE CAROLINAS WILL SHIFT EASTWARD  
TODAY, AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST  
OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA BY EARLY SAT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM  
31N74W TO FLORIDA STRAITS BY EARLY SUN, THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE  
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. STRONG TO NEAR- GALE FORCE WINDS AND  
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT.  
   
TODAY  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SE 5 TO 10 KT N  
OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT  
S OF 27N, SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE  
AFTERNOON. N OF 27N, S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW TO W  
15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND N 20 TO  
30 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN  
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.   
MON  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.    
TUE  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
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